Yemeni president coming to NYC for treatment

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In this April 8, 2011 file photo, Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh reacts while looking at his supporters, not pictured, during a rally supporting him, in Sanaa,Yemen. A government official says Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh has been moved to the Defense Ministry hospital for treatment after being wounded in a rocket attack Friday, June 3, 2011 on his palace. (Muhammed Muheisen, File)

January 25, 2012 4:29:35 AM PST

Seung Suh, Eyewitness News

NEW YORK --

Departing Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh is expected to arrive in New York City Wednesday for medical treatment.

State Department officials confirmed Saleh's visit to ABC News.

He will be treated at New York Presbyterian Hospital on the Upper East Side.

The treatment reportedly is related to burns he suffered after a bomb blast in is palace last year.

Saleh agreed to end his 33-year rule after a year of protests and international pressure.